- Piperazine compounds as inhibitors of MMP or TNF
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A compound of formula (I) wherein A is a sulfonyl or a carbonyl; R1is an optionally substituted aryl, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted lower alkyl or an optionally substituted lower alkenyl; R2is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted lower alkyl, an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; R3is an optionally substituted lower alkyl, an optionally substituted lower alkoxy, an optionally substituted aryloxy, an optionally substitued lower alkenyl, an optionally substituted aryl, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or an optionally substitued amino; R4is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted lower alkyl, an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; R5is a hydrogen, an optionally substituted lower alkyl, an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; and R10is a hydroxy or a protected hydroxy, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound of the present invention is useful as a medicament for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of MMP- or TNFα-mediated diseases.
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- Inhibitors of acyl-coA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase. 2. Identification and structure-activity relationships of a novel series of N-alkyl-N- (heteroaryl-substituted benzyl)-N'-arylureas
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A series of N-alkyl-N-(heteroaryl-substituted benzyl)-N'-arylurea and related derivatives represented by 2 and 3 have been prepared and evaluated for their ability to inhibit acyl-CoA:cholesterol O-acyltransferase in vitro and to lower plasma cholesterol levels in cholesterol-fed rats in vivo. Among these novel compounds, the type 3 series was superior. A pyrazol-3-yl group on the N-benzyl group of this trisubstituted urea (i.e. 3, Ar1 = pyrazol-3- yl) was identified as a heteroaromatic ring providing a good profile of biological activity. As a result of optimization of the combination with the N-alkyl group (R) and N-aryl group (At3), compound 3aq (FR186054) was identified as a new, orally efficacious ACAT inhibitor, which exhibited potent in vitro ACAT inhibitory activity (rabbit intestinal microsomes IC50 = 99 nM) and excellent hypocholesterolemic effects in cholesterol-fed rats, irrespective of administration mode (ED50 = 0.046 mg/kg dosed via the diet, ED50 = 0.44 mg/kg administered by gavage in PEG400 vehicle). Moreover, a toxicological study revealed compound 3aq to be nontoxic to the adrenal glands of dogs when tested at a single dose of 10 mg/kg po.
- Tanaka, Akira,Terasawa, Takeshi,Hagihara, Hiroyuki,Sakuma, Yuri,Ishibe, Noriko,Sawada, Masae,Takasugi, Hisashi,Tanaka, Hirokazu
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p. 2390 - 2410
(2007/10/03)
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